Looks nice. Price not too bad, but a little high with the closest viewfinder competitor the NEX6 – but appears more compact. Can’t wait to see the reviews. Biggest problem is mailorder only, so no hands on or bringing in your own SD card. Panasonic (and Pentax) have perhaps the worst local dealer distribution network. While big box stores might carry some entry level P&S, no 4/3. Two local dedicated local camera shops have tried to become authorized dealers, one of which carries both Olympus and Leica. Guess I will have to wait until Leica expands to include 4/3 in it’s Panasonic twin line. Otherwise, it is mailorder with the 30 day return backup.

whensly

Nice looking system but for that money I’d go APC with an NEX or Fuji. I’ve had 5 Panasonics and at that price point there will not be 6.

Jason Denning

Which 5 Panasonic’s have you owned? There is so little difference between all their models I can’t see the need to upgrade, this may be the first real upgrade from the GF1.

pavel

In-Body Image Stabilization!!! Finally Panasonic realized that’s the only way to go. Joining Oly and Pentax. Now to Sony NEX… Canon and Nikon will take another 10 years at least 🙁

Pablo Ricasso returned

Both Canon and Nikon don’t need to do that. they’re set already, thank you very much.

Drazen B

Well said, Pablo. Why changing the winning formula.

Sahaja

But I think this is probably the only system with *both* OIS and IBIS.Each IS system has its own advantages and limitations – but with this camera you’ll have a choice.

Of course many Nikon and Canon lenses are not stabilized.

Is Panasonic using the same IBIS system as Olympus?

Pablo Ricasso returned

Canon and Nikon don’t need to do that. they’re set already, thank you very much.

fjfjjj

Panasonic should have a hired a decent professional photographer for the stills in the “introduction” video. More fools not willing to pay a decent rate to get quality images, thinking nobody will notice the difference.

Meewok

I was going to speak against the video itself, very amateurish use of rail shots (kind of wobbly, not smooth either), medicore cuts and they threw the 180 degree rule out. Some grading would be appreciated, and at least shoot in 24P, that just makes things look nicer as well

Meewok

essentially this camera is all the GH3 except no weather sealing… which, if PanaOly actually built more sealed lenses I guess it’d actually matter